Many years ago, while fishing in Alaska’s Matanuska Valley, I found myself wishing I’d brought along some bear spray. I was hacking through some dense underbrush, finding my way to where it met the ...

While impressive berry crops have kept bears at higher elevations this fall, there still have been a number of incidents involving people and bruins. In Montana, two occurred in the Taylor Fork area ...

Two hikers were hospitalized after they “had to fight off” a brown bear on Alaska’s Exit Glacier Trail in Kenai Fjords ...

FLORENCE (UM News Service) – Before bear spray, encounters between people and bears often ended in bullets. That changed when ...

On a recent sunny evening at Kincaid Park, a group of Anchorage residents gathered around a charging bear — printed out and taped to a foam posterboard. Marian Snively, a wildlife education specialist ...

I've been studying bear-human conflict for the past 17 years, and have heard all sides of the "firearms vs. bear spray" debate among big game hunters. The issue is: If you're hunting and you encounter ...

Learn how to stay safe in bear country at the North Idaho Bear Fair. From bear spray training to electric fencing tips, ...

In one instance, according to Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, two hunters were exploring near a known elk carcass on Sept.